Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-26
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
RIGHTS OF VOTERS IN TEXAS.
Under Discussion in the Senate.

Under Discussion in the Senate.
THE ARMY BILL PASSES THE HOUSE.
The Senate.
The credentials OF Senator's Gray, Of Delaware,
| Dawes, OF Massachusetts,, and Cockrell, of Mis-
souri, for the full term commencing March 4, 1887,
| were presented and placed on nIe
Among the communications presented was one
from the commissioners OF the District OF Columbia
In response to resolutions as to the sale OF liquors
| and the issuing OF licenses in the District. Re-
| IerTed TO The District committee.
Mr. Morgan, from the committee on foreign re-
Atio1S, MADE favorable report on the petition OF
WIN; eDster citizen of the United states, with
resolutions requesting the President to take such
| measures as, In his opinion, may be proper to
secure TO Mr.. Webster just settlement and final
| adjustment Of this claim for Indemnity from the
| British government for lands in New Zealand pur-
chased by him in good faith from native chiefs,
ana duly conveyed to him before the government
Oi Great br1ta1n acquired the sovereignty over
| that country.
The resolutions were placed on the calendar.
BILLS REpoRED.
among the biilS reported and placed on the cal
endar was one by Mr. Miller, from the committee
| on agriculture, creating department OF the gov
ernment to be known as the department of agri-
culture, and one by Mr. Sewell, from the commit
tee On library, for the completion OF the mOnu-
ment to Mary, mother of Washington. ~
| CONTESTED ELECTIONS.
| Messrs. Hoar, Frye and Pugh were appointed .
| committee OF conference ON the act relatip85D
| contested elections. eEsN
| NEW RULE.
| Mr. Hoar offered an amendment to the rules,
reading, "aS soon as quorum shall appear prayer
shall be offered by the chaplain, and the journal
| shall be then read" He said that the object of
the proposed change was to secure the presence OF
quorum OF the Senate before prayer Is offered by
the chaplain. II the Senate proposed to continue
the expression OF reverence to the Creator OF the
universe, and OF public dependence on that Power
Gently and with decorum. The spectacle OF
| Divine service in the Senate chamber, with only
one, Two or three Senators present, ought not lon
ger De continued. Referred TO the committee on
| rules. =
THE PROPOSED SUFFRAGE INVESTIGATION IN TExAe.
| The Senate proceeded to the consideration Ofsf36
resolution reported yesterday by Mr.. Hoar In
! struct1ng the committee on privileges and cleo
tonS to Investigate the allegations m de by three
residents OF Washington county, Texas, as to their
6elng driven from their homes, competed to aban-
d0n rr t.eiI property and deprived OF the right Of
| MI Coke opposed ihe resolution. He protested
tnat the proposed investigation was into subject
not within the Jurisdiction OF Congress
Mr.. Hoar defended and advocated the resolu-
tion The three petitioners, he said, represented
That they were men OF property; that they had
been earning their living in peaceful, lawful and
honorable ways, and that they had been driven
out from their homes On American SOIL They were
residents OF that county; nobody denied that.
| that.
| Mr. salisbury "a member Of the committee) pro-
| elections being made the dumping ground for
every scalawag who chose to go tnere and make
Charges ag dinst his neighbors
Mr. kdnundS advocated the resolution.
MI Euotis referred TO the resolution as intended
! only To make political capital lie said 1t was
| waving the bloody shirt In advance OF time He
| referred to the Eliza Pinkston Investigation in
Louisiana In order to show now such charges as
those IN relation TO Texas originate.
Mr. hawley advocated the resolution.
Mi, kvarts IA member OF the committee) sus-
tained the resolution, and argued that there could
De no Detter time tnan the present for making tue
| investigation.
THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED
! After long discussion the resolution was
| adopted-31 to 26-and then the Senate took up
| the bill to establish agricultural experimental
| stations.
House Of Representatives.
The Speaker laid before the House q letter from
the Secretary OF the Treasury, submitting esti-
mates OF the Secretary OF the Interior Of appro-
priat1on to meet the expenditures required by the
Mexican pension bill. Referred
! 1.-THE Secretary Of the Interior estimates that
663 1o4 Win be required for the first yearly pay
ment OF pensions and asks for an appropriation Of
$ao7, 900 for an increased clerical force.l
THE SENATE FISHERIES BILL.
The Senate fisheries bill having been laid before
the House, on motion Of Mr.. Belmont 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on foreign affairs and
| leave granted that committee to report at any
| time.
fThe granting OF leave to report at any time re-
position On the part OF any member to make an
objection AS 1t has beeh frequently held that the
right to report at any time carried with It the
right OF immediate consideration the bill will have
the right OF way In the House as soon as it has
been passed upon by the committed sN.xs
THE ARMY BILL PASSED
Mr.. Bragg (Wis.>, submitted the conference re-
port upon the army appropriation BILL and it was
agreed to. t~
Mr.. Payson, Ul.)., from the committee on public
lands reported back the resolution requesting the
Secretary of the Interior to procure the opinion OF
the Attorney General whether any further legtsla-
tion Is necessary TO prevent the unlawful fencing
OF public lands. Adopted.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
After a brief struggle for precedence between
the pleurO-pneumonta bill and the river and har.
Dor appropriation bill, the latter proved success
| full and the House went into committee OF the
whole (Mr McMillin, of Tennessee, in the chafn an
| that measure. ss.fa
The District I'm Congress.
IN FAVOR OF THE MEMORIAL BRIDGE
A committee composed of Messrs Frank Hume.J.
L. Barbour, j. c. Edwards and others were at the
Capitol to-day for the purpose OF appearing before
the House District committee in behalf Of the
proposition to construct memorial bridge across
| the Potomac from the foot of New York avenue to
Arlington. No meeting OF the committee was
| held, however, and no members appeared.
THE PROPOSED GEORGETOWN AND rENIEyTowN CABLE
ROAD.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Vance reported favor.
ably from the District committee the bill to incor-
porate the Georgetown and Tenleytown cable rail-
| way company, with John W. Thompson, Henry b.
Dodge, Osceola c. Green and Norval W. Burchell
of the District; and A. E. Bateman, T. w. Pearsall
| and Harvey Durand, OF New York, as incorpora-
tors It authorizes them to construct q single or
! double track, to be operated by cable or other
power, from the Potomac river to and along High
street to the TenleytOwn road, and thence to Ten
leytOwn. 1t requires that work on the road shall
be commenced within one year, and that the road
shall be completed and In operation to the Wood
! ley lane within three years, and to Tenleytown
within four years.
| CapitO1 Topics.
| TO REORGANIZR THE ADJUTANT GENERALS pRPART-
| MENT.
| In the House, MI. Wheeler has introduced bill
which provides that "the adjutant generals de-
partment OF the army shall consist OF one ad1utant
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